Paradise Lost
by John Milton
1. Which age did Milton belong to?
Ans: Milton belonged to the Puritan Age.
2. What do you mean by 'The Restoration Period'?
Ans: “The Restoration Period” means the period that began in 1660, the year in which King Charles II was restored to the English throne, and ended in 1785.
3. In which year was Charles II restored to his throne? [NU 2016]
Ans: Charles II was restored to his throne in 1660.
4. What kind of epic is ‘Paradise Lost’?
Ans: ‘Paradise Lost’ is a secondary epic.
5. What is an epic?
Ans: An epic is a long poem, derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the past history of a nation or the deeds of heroic or legendary figures.
6. What is the subject matter of the epic "Paradise Lost"?
Ans: The subject matter of the epic "Paradise Lost" is to “justify the ways of God to men.”
7. What is the theme of the epic "Paradise Lost"? [NU 2013]
Ans: The theme of the epic “Paradise Lost” is “Man's first Disobedience.”
8. What is Milton’s aim in writing ‘Paradise Lost’? [NU 2014]
Ans: Milton's aim in writing Paradise Lost is to "justify the ways of God to men".
9. What is the first line of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, Book - I?
Ans: The first line of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, Book - I is “Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit”.
10. What is an 'invocation' in an epic? [NU 2015, 2017]
Ans: An 'invocation' in an epic is an entreaty for aid and guidance from a Muse or deity at the beginning of the epic.
11. Whom does Milton invoke in "Paradise Lost”, Book I?
Ans: In "Paradise Lost”, Book I, Milton invokes his patron muse or the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity.
12. What do you understand by "Man's first disobedience"? [NU 2012, 2015, 2017]
Ans: 'Man's first disobedience’ is the act of eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.
13. What is the forbidden tree?
Ans: The forbidden tree is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
14. Who is the Infernal Serpent? Why did he seduce Eve?
Ans: Satan is the Infernal Serpent. He seduced Eve to ensure man’s fall and God’s defeat.
15. What is chaos?
Ans: Chaos is the formless void that existed before creation. It was the abyss, the darkness, and the mighty wind out of which God created Heaven and Earth.
16. How was Satan punished by God?
Ans: God punished Satan by expelling him from heaven and throwing him in hell.
17. Why did God fling Satan and his followers from heaven?
Ans: God flung Satan and his followers from heaven because they disobeyed God and attempted to overthrow Him.
18. How did Satan fall in Hell?
Ans: Satan fell in Hell after being hurled by God as a punishment for his revolt against God.
19. What is the distance between the Heaven and the Hell?
Ans: The distance between the Heaven and the Hell is three times the distance between the earth and the northernmost limit of the universe.
20. Who revolted against God?
Ans: A third of the total angels led by Satan, once known as Lucifer, revolted against God.
21. Who is Satan? How did Satan motivate his followers in the war against God?
Ans: According to The Bible, Satan is a beautiful and powerful fallen angel who led the revolt against God. He motivated his followers in the war against God by his leadership qualities and persuasive speeches like “Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven”.
22. What is Satan's view on the defeat of the fallen angels?
Ans: Satan's view on the defeat of the fallen angels is that their defeat has not decreased their physical strength, rather it has increased their experience and wisdom.
23. What is Satan's sole delight?
Ans: Satan’s sole delight is to do ill and to oppose God’s noble task.
24. What was Satan thinking after his 'fall' form the Heaven?
Ans: After his 'fall' form the Heaven, Satan was thinking of continuing his war against God. He decided “never to submit or yield”.
25. To which sea-animal has Satan been compared in vastness by the poet?
Ans: Satan has been compared by the poet with the monster sea-creature ‘Leviathan’ because of his vastness. Leviathan is mentioned in the Old Testament.
26. What is leviathan? In which poem do you find it? [NU 2014]
Ans: Leviathan is a sea monster mentioned in the Old Testament. We find it in the poem Paradise Lost.
27. Why did Satan welcome hell as his abode?
Ans: Satan welcomes hell as his abode because he thinks it is “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven”.
28. Give some of the names of the fallen angels in Paradise Lost.
Ans: Some of the fallen angels in Paradise Lost are Beelzebub, Moloch, Chemos, Baalim and Astarte, Thammuz, Dagon, Rimmon, Osiris, Isis, Belial and so on.
29. Name the place the fallen angels set their meeting.
Ans: The place where the fallen angels set their meeting is Pandemonium that etymologically means the place (-ium) of all (pan-) evils (demons).
30. What is the importance of Satan's fifth speech?
Ans: The importance of Satan’s fifth speech is that it announces his new strategy of war against God.
31. How long is Satan's spear?
Ans: Satan's spear is compared with the tallest pine cut down on the Norwegian hills.
32. How did the fallen angels, lying in slumber, respond to the last command of Satan?
Ans: The fallen angels, lying in slumber, responded to the last command of Satan by rising from slumber and getting themselves prepared to execute the order of Satan.
33. Who is the next mate to Satan?
Ans: The next mate to Satan is Beelzebub.
34. Who is Jehovah?
Ans: Jehovah is the true God of the Bible and the Creator of all things. The prophets Abraham and Moses worshipped him.
35. What is Judas?
Ans: According to the New Testament, Judas was one of the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ and son of Simon Iscariot.
36. Who was Chemos?
Ans: Chemos was a god of the Moabites. Milton has treated him as an agent of seduction, and the centre of “lustful orgies”.
37. Who was Moloch?
Ans: Moloch is the Biblical name of a Canaanite god.
38. Who is Dagon?
Ans: Dagon is the Philistine fish god with temples at Beth.
39. Name the capital of Satan’s empire?
Ans: The name of the capital of Satan is Pandemonium.
40. What is Pandemonium? [NU 2013, 2016]
Ans: Pandemonium is the capital of Hell in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.
41. Who is the architect of the Pandemonium? [NU 2015, 2017]
Ans: Mulciber, one of the fallen angels, is the architect of the Pandemonium.
42. Who is Mulciber?
Ans: Mulciber was a wizard and one of the earliest Death Eaters of Lord Voldemort.
43. Who is the ‘Arch-Enemy’ of God and Man?
Ans: Satan is the Arch Enemy of God and Man.
44. Who was called the great Sultan and why?
Ans: Satan was called the great Sultan for his grandeur and power.
45. Why was Pharaoh, the king, called "impious Pharaoh"?
Ans: Pharaoh, the king, was called "impious Pharaoh" because he defied God’s command.
46. What is the meaning of 'Egypt's evil day’?
Ans: 'Egypt's evil day’ is a term used to denote the two days in each month that, according to ancient superstition, were supposed to be unlucky.
47. Who are the leaders of the Fallen Angels in Paradise Lost?
Ans: Beelzebub, Moloch, Chemos, Baalim, Astarte, Thammuz, Dagon, Rimmon, Osiris, Isis and Belial are the leaders of the Fallen Angels in Paradise Lost.
48. Who is the second in command among the fallen angels?
Ans: Beelzebub is the second in command among the fallen angels.
49. Who is Beelzebub? [NU 2012]
Ans: In Paradise Lost, Beelzebub is the second in command to Satan in the hierarchy of fallen angels.
50. What is the meaning of the word “Beelzebub”?
Ans: The word “Beelzebub” means "the Lord of Flies," or "the Lord of Dung," or "the dung-god."
51. Why did Satan feel humiliated in Hell?
Ans: Satan felt humiliated in Hell thinking about the act of asking mercy to God.
52. Where did Satan ask his followers to go for seeking rest?
Ans: Satan asked his followers to go to a dismal, deserted and wild plain in the Hell for seeking rest there if any rest was possible.
53. What do you mean by Epic Simile?
Ans: Epic simile is a detailed and complex poetic comparison that unfolds over the course of several lines.
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